The Texas Bowl will not get a matchup between long-time state rivals who haven’t played recently, like many had hoped. But the bowl game, played here in Houston at the Texans’ NRG Stadium, will host a nice matchup between former Southwest Conference rivals. Texas will face Arkansas in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 29, while […]
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Houston athletic director Mack Rhoades and Tony Levine plan to meet on Monday to discuss whether Levine will return as head football coach next season. Rhoades said Sunday that he would have “a very candid conversation” with Levine about the future of the football program. The meeting comes amid an ESPN.com report that Levine is […]
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By Tim Griffin San Antonio Express-News The Big 12 learned a cruel lesson about the realities of modern college football when both of its co-champions Baylor and TCU were snubbed from the first College Football Playoff. The 12-member committee instead picked No. 1 seed Alabama, No. 2 seed Oregon, No. 3 seed and undefeated defending […]
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By Laurel Pfahler CINCINNATI – For the third time this season, Houston came up short in the final seconds. This time, it was Cincinnati dishing out the disappointment. The Bearcats held off the Cougars for a 38-31 win Saturday in front of a crowd of 24,606 at the NFL Bengals’ Paul Brown Stadium to claim […]
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By Tim Griffin Baylor officials confirmed Saturday that senior quarterback Bryce Petty has been cleared to play Saturday night against Kansas State after sustaining a mild concussion last week. Petty finished his final test on Friday and practiced with his team on Thursday despite still progressing through the school’s concussion protocol. Petty was injured when […]
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Houston Dash midfielder Carli Lloyd and defender Meghan Klingenberg have been called up by the United States Women’s National Team for the International Tournament of Brasilia. The four-team competition will be held from Dec. 10-21 at the National Stadium Mane Garrincha. The USWNT opens the tournament against China on Dec. 10 (3:20 p.m. CT), faces […]
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COLLEGE STATION – Former Florida coach Will Muschamp figured to be Texas A&M’s top target from the moment Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin fired defensive coordinator Mark Snyder last week. A report out of Auburn backs up that notion, in claiming Muschamp has received offers from both Auburn and A&M to become defensive coordinator, according to […]
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